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£90,000 in student debt and I’m currently eating one meal a day because I can’t afford three

I’m currently sitting on £90,000 in student debt and I’m currently eating one meal a day because I can’t afford three. A few months ago I helped save the life of a premature baby after his mother went into cardiac arrest and I can barely afford to look after my own health

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I want to be the best doctor that I can be, but working for the NHS as it is, is making this harder and harder

When you’re studying to become a doctor, you have some idea of how challenging it is going to be – after all you are dealing with people’s lives on a daily basis. However, what you’re not fully aware of or prepared for, is just how challenging it is to work in the current NHS, until […]

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I struggle to pay my own bills and seriously considering leaving the profession all together

We struggled so much to hire qualified staff that we had to turn away families that desperately needed assisted care. I felt so bad for one woman in particular that struggled look after her mother at home that I voluntarily go and her help her once a week, despite the fact.

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I reluctantly made the choice to step away after feeling defeated

I often found myself overwhelmed by the demanding nature of the job, the long hours, and the constant emotional strain. The healthcare system was stretched thin, and resources were scarce. Myself and my colleagues did our best with limited support. We would work tirelessly, sacrificing our own well-being to ensure the comfort and recovery of […]

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I was threatened with assault at least once a week

Frustration is something you have to get comfortable with. Not just in the state of healthcare, but with the patients you are looking after. You are shouted/screamed at every day by patients that think they deserve to be seen before anyone else. At one point I was threatened with assault at least once a week […]

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I was starting each day with a feeling of dread and uncertainty

During the COVID Pandemic, I tried my hardest to ‘do my bit’. I was working in locum post at a London Hospital as a Senior House Officer. I found I was starting each day with a feeling of dread and uncertainty. I was working on the acute COVID ward for the 4 months I had […]

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I had to inform a 13 year old that his dad was dying

During my F1 year I had to inform a 13 year old that his dad was dying of Covid. He was raised by his dad as a single parent and he had been hiding his deterioration from him until it was too late. He had no idea how ill he was. Although he nodded along […]